ALCS Game 4 - "Ellsbury Go-Boy"
Game 4 - The fourth game of the ALCS proved to be the tightest battle of the series. Boston struck first as lead-off hitter Jacoby Ellsbury drove the 4th pitch he saw over the right-center field wall. Alex Avila answered back with a solo homer of his own in the 2nd. The Red Sox pulled ahead in the 3rd with a textbook "get-'em-on get-'em-over get-'em-in" which scored Stephen Drew. Detroit's Victor Martinez and Johnny Peralta clubbed back-to-back doubles to tie the game in the 4th. However, Boston's Pitcher, Jake Peavy was able to get out of the inning with only the one run. The Red Sox decided to make a statement in the top half of the 5th and score 2 runs, but the Tigers weren't having any of that as they also scored a pair in the bottom half of the 5th. Trying once again to pull ahead, Boston scored yet another 2 runs in the 6th and new pitcher Craig Breslow was able to hold the Tigers to only 1 run in the bottom of the 6th. The Red Sox bullpen took advantage of this one-run lead, as Breslow, Tazawa, and Koji Uehara joined forces to shut down the Detroit offense through the last 3 frames.
RED SOX WIN 6-5
Series tied 2-2
--submitted by A.J. Thomas--
ALCS Game 3 - "Tigers Lac-key ingredients to complete comeback"
Game 3 - The Red Sox were seeking revenge as well as run support as they traveled to Comerica for the 3rd game. They got both when the Boston lineup finally began seeing the ball and found themselves up 8-0 at the beginning of the 8th. John Lackey was on, pitching 7 scoreless innings. Boston's manager got cocky at that point and decided to let Lackey go the distance and save the bullpen, even though he was beginning to show signs of fatigue. Lackey got through the 8th allowing only a one-run dinger to Johnny Peralta, but made the Red Sox faithful, who had travelled to Detroit, mighty uncomfortable in the 9th. A.J. Thomas finally swallowed his pride and put in Brandon Workman before things got too far out of hand.
RED SOX WIN 8-4
Tigers lead series 2-1
--submitted by A.J. Thomas--
ALCS Game 2 - "Miggy Might"
Game 2 - Cy Young Award Winner Max Scherzer was unsurprisingly dominant, as he, Al Alburquerque, and Joaquin Benoit teamed up for the shut-out. The Tiger's offense, led by Miguel Cabrera who went 4-5, gave Detroit the clout they needed to put away Game 2 and silence the fans in Fenway.
TIGERS WIN 3-0
Tigers lead Series 2-0
--submitted by A.J. Thomas--
ALCS - Game 1 - "Jhonny on the Spot"
TIGERS WIN 3-1, Lead Series 1-0
--submitted by A.J. Thomas--
NLCS Game 5 - "Van Slyke Walkoff"
GAME 5
J.Kelly vs Greinke
Dodgers 5, Cardinals 2
In a re-match of game 1 starters the pressure was clearly on Cardinal hurler Joe Kelly who was entrusted with trying to hold off elimination. Both he and Greinke dueled for 6 innings with Kelly besting Greinke thanks to a 2 run top of the 3rd. LA managed a run in the 6th to make it 2-1, but for the second night in a row the Cardinal pen found a way to implode. A Hanley Ramirez solo shot in the 8th off of Miller tied the game and a walk off 3 run shot by Scott Van Slyke off of Mujica ended the game and the series in grand fashion for LA. The Dodgers head to the fall classic and await the winner of the Red Sox-Tigers ALCS.
Dodgers win series 4-1
NLCS Game 4 - "Juan Game Away From Clinching"
GAME 4
Lynn vs Nolasco
Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3
Both teams exchanged deuces in the first inning before the game settled into a comfortable lull. Matt Carpenter's 2 out RBI single in the 6th put the Cards up 3-2. A two out rally in the bottom of the 7th saw LA string together 4 consecutive singles to take a 4-3 lead. RBI knocks by Hanley Ramirez and A-Gone were followed up by a solo blast the following inning by Juan Uribe. Reliever Withrow would get the win after pitching a perfect 7th inning. J.P. Howell would do the same in the 8th and Kenley Jansen would close it out in the 9th for his 4th post season save. St. Louis' pen imploded as Maness (2 runs) and Rosenthal (1 run) were not up to the task.
Dodgers lead series 3-1
NLCS Game 3 - "Carpenter Clout"
GAME 3
Dodger Stadium
Wainright vs Ryu
Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2
For the second time in the post season Dodger starter Hyun-Jin Ryu spotted the opposition 4 runs over the first 3 innings. Vs the Braves Ryu was able to get away with his generosity, but not vs the Cardinals who had their ace (Adam Wainright) on the mound. The Cardinals would go on to score 7 runs on 16 hits. Leadoff man Matt Carpenter had 3 hits and 2 RBI's including a game opening leadoff clout. David Freese would also post 3 hits and a solo homer. In total 6 Redbirds would have multi-hit games as the Cardinals held off the Dodgers and refused to go down 0-3 in the series.
Dodgers lead series 2-1
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